# celestial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səˈlɛs.t͡ʃəl/ · frequency rank #14,290

## Definitions
1. Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and the divine.
2. Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
3. Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory.
4. Extremely good, pleasant, or blissful; heavenly.

## Etymology
From Middle English celestial, from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from caelum (“sky, heaven”).
The meanings related to East Asia come from Celestial Empire, a former name of China.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccelestial`, `ceelstial`, `celesital`, `celesstial`, `celestail`, `celestiall`, `celestila`, `celesttial`, `celetsial`, `cellestial`, `celsetial`, `cleestial`, `eclestial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/celestial